NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Shohola, PA
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
19 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Shohola, Pennsylvania since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Isaias in 2020. Since 1950, 22 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 17
- Tornadoes
- 22
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Shohola
The strongest storm to pass near Shohola was an unnamed storm in 1893, a Category 1 hurricane with 83 mph winds when its centre passed 65 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1878, whose centre came within 21 miles. The record near Shohola begins with an unnamed storm in 1863; the most recent system was Isaias in 2020, a tropical storm 7 miles away. The 1890s and the 1970s were the busiest decades, with 3 systems each. Of the 19 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Shohola has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 54% of the 794 Pennsylvania cities on this site. The highest rating among the 22 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 31, 1998, came within 10 miles. Of the 22, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 11 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 8. The most recent tornado was on May 27, 2024. Of the 794 Pennsylvania cities, 97% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Shohola. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 37 times since 1987, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 794 Pennsylvania cities, 63% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Shohola.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Shohola
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | IreneAug 28 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 23 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | DoriaAug 28 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | DianeAug 19 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1952 | AbleSep 1 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 3 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 4 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 17 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormNov 1 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 24 | 65 mi | Category 1 (83 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 22 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 21 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormOct 30 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 19 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Shohola: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Shohola
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s5
- 2000s5
- 1990s6(1 EF3+)
- 1980s3(1 EF3+)
- 1970s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1998 | F3 | 10 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jul 14, 1988 | F3 | 21 mi | 7.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 23, 2010 | EF2 | 4 mi | 25.72 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 29, 2009 | EF2 | 18 mi | 6.56 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 1998 | F2 | 11 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 1998 | F2 | 14 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1974 | F2 | 23 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 9, 1972 | F2 | 25 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 27, 2024 | EF1 | 24 mi | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 29, 2011 | EF1 | 22 mi | 0.65 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 23, 2010 | EF1 | 12 mi | 3.51 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 23, 2010 | EF1 | 24 mi | 1.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 22, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Shohola
The Storm Prediction Center has 37 hail reports within 10 miles of Shohola since 1987, made on 26 separate days. Of these, 14 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently August 21, 2014. The most recent report is from July 6, 2020. July has the most reports, 10.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Shohola
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Matamoras, PA, 11 miles east of Shohola at 459 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 16°F. June is the wettest at 5.4 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.9 inches; the year adds up to 47.3 inches over 82 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 55% of the year's precipitation (26.2 of 47.3 inches); the other six months are drier. August has brought the most of the 19 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (9); a normal August there has highs of 81°F and 4.4 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 9 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 151 nights a year. Snowfall averages 40.8 inches a year, most of it in January. That 47.3 inches is more than at 107 of the 148 Pennsylvania stations used on this site (72%). Hawley, 11 miles west, has its own station (Hawley 1 E, PA): 45.2 inches a year, 2.1 less than here, and a July average high of 81°F against 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 16 | 3.1 | 7 | 11.6 |
| Feb | 37 | 17 | 2.9 | 5 | 9.7 |
| Mar | 46 | 25 | 3.9 | 7 | 6.8 |
| Apr | 59 | 34 | 3.9 | 7 | 1.9 |
| May | 70 | 45 | 3.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 78 | 55 | 5.4 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 59 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 81 | 57 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 74 | 51 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 62 | 39 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 50 | 29 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 40 | 23 | 4.0 | 7 | 10.0 |
| Year | 59 | 37 | 47.3 | 82 | 40.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Matamoras, PA (459 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Shohola
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 95 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Shohola: 86 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 flash floods, 3 heavy rain events and 1 flood. They killed 0 people and injured 6, and the NWS estimated $1.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 104 mph, on February 25, 2017. July has had the most flash floods, 2 of 5. Of the 788 Pennsylvania cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 71 have had fewer than Shohola.
June 2, 2000: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Shohola — 4 injured.
NWS: “Law enforcement officers reported 4 people seriously injured when a tree was blown down onto a tent at Kittatinny Campgrounds in Barryville.”
June 6, 2026: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Shohola — 2 injured, $1,000 damage.
NWS: “Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree on two people standing at the edge of their tents at the Kittatinny Campground Riverside Area causing injuries.”
April 3, 2005: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Shohola — $1.0 million damage.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Pike County, which includes Shohola, has been named in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 hurricanes, 4 severe storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 30, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Pike County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and strong wind; Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $24.5 million a year, the 37th highest of 67 Pennsylvania counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $17.9 million (73%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
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